Planning application
8 Birch Polygon Manchester M14 5HX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use - Use of the property as a Sui Generis 11 bed House in Multiple Occupation.
As published by the council, reference 126537/LE/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 126537/LE/2020
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 13 May 2020
- Ward
- Rusholme Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M14 5HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2020
Received by Manchester
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13 May 2020
Decision issued: Refused
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6 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bedford
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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